Syrup-caster



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E. BIGELOVV, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

SYRUP-CASTER.

Specification forming part `of Letters Patent No. 19,824, dated April 6, 1858; Reissued May 4, 1858,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDMUND BIGELOW, of Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Apparatus for Containing Syrup for Soda-l/Vater and Discharging the Same into the Glass for Use, to be called a Self- Measuring Syrup Caster; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making apart of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the apparatus, or caster. Fig. 2 represents a transverse section of the caster. The spaces marked A A A represent apartmentsy for syrup. B represents an apartment for ice. Apartments A A are made in single sections fitting around ice apartment B and making an octagon figure. These sections may be made of tinned copper, or any other suitable material, and covered with a case of a circular form. The whole is set upon a base Which is fitted to a revolving stand, revolving at point P, Fig. 1.

Fig. 3, represents a longitudinal section of the syrup register of self measuring faucet. One register or faucet is connected with each syrup apartment by a feed pipe marked G, Fig. 1. A, A, is the cup to the register. B B is the body of the register. C, is a conical valve cast on rod D. E is a head piece to rod D. F is a valve made in two parts; the part K K being one-eighth of an inch less than part L L. Part K K is screwed to a bearing on rod D, a leather packing is put on and the part L L is screwed up giving the valve a soft bearing. M is a valve seat. 0, is an oval port to pipe G. P is a ground seat for valve C. H is a guide bar to r`od D. R is a packing box, to pack rod D as it passes through cap A A. J, is a spiral springl resting on guide bar H, and valve C. N is a vent tube running from cap of register to syrup apartment, A A, to the height of the reservoir:

The mode of operation is as follows-The several syrup apartments or reservoirs A A having been filled each with its appropriate syrup, the syrup has flowed through pipe G and filled the register B, Fig. 3. The rod D being then pressed down by the hand, valve C is brought firmly into its seat, P, closing the port O and stopping the flow of syrup into the register. By the same movement of the rod D, the valve F, is opened, and the syrup already in the register flows into the glass. On removing the hand from rod D, the spiral spring J forces rod D back to its original position, bringing valve F to a bearing and opening the port O, and the lregister again instantly fills with syrup and may again be emptied by renewing the pressure on rod D, as before.

This combination of a self measuring regi Vister or faucet, with the revolving easter filled with iced Syrups dispenses with a set of fragile bottles, keeps all the Syrups cold, and so preserves them from injury by theheat of the atmosphere; enables the dealer to furnish soda water about 15 colder, than in the ordinary way; prevents the waste of syrup which always attends the use of the ordinary bott-les, and enables the dealer to draw his soda with much greater rapidity, than by the means now in use. The revolving caster containing an assortment of Syrups (the number of course need not be limited to eight) a turn of the apparatus on its base, brings to his hand whatever syrup he requires.

I claim as my invention- The above described measuring faucet or register in combination with the revolving syrup fountain or reservoir.

EDMUND BIGELOW.

lVitnesses:

HENRY D. SMITH, A. L. SOULE.

[FIRST PRINTED 1912.] 

